2026 cadence checkpoints
Cumulative Falcon 9 flights at published points in 2026.
About this data
Seventy flights by 17 June and ninety by 4 August implies roughly 0.4 launches per day across that stretch. The 4 August Vandenberg mission carried 24 Starlink satellites; the following day a Falcon 9 lofted three AST SpaceMobile BlueBirds from the Cape.
2026 cadence checkpoints
Cumulative Falcon 9 flights at published points in 2026.
Data table
| series | checkpoint | cumulative | source_ref | value_basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cadence_2026 | Jun 17, 2026 | 70 | newspaceeconomy-2026 | 70 Falcon 9 launches as of June 17, 2026 |
| cadence_2026 | Aug 4, 2026 | 90 | spaceflightnow-aug4 | 90th Falcon 9 flight of 2026 on Aug 4 (Starlink, Vandenberg, 24 satellites) |
Methodology & sources
Last updated: Aug 14, 2026Methodology
Counts orbital Falcon 9 launches by calendar year. Falcon Heavy and Starship flights are excluded so the series measures one vehicle’s cadence consistently across the period. The 2026 value is YEAR-TO-DATE as of Aug 4, 2026 and is labeled as such — it is not comparable to the completed years beside it without that adjustment. Annualising the Aug 4 run-rate is left to the reader rather than plotted, because launch cadence is not uniform across a calendar year. This index complements, and does not duplicate, the space-economy index — that one covers valuation, satellites and cost per kg. Scout run: Trending_Candidates/2026-08-06.md. Re-verified 2026-08-10.
Sources
Comparisons are informative, not definitive. See each source for definitions and limits.